Starry Night: A Book Review

Starry Night: A Book Review

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My latest read was this one, Starry Night by Debbie Macomber. This was a short and sweet novel. Perfect to get into the Christmas spirit. The thing about this book, and what my sister says about most of Debbie's work, is that it might as well be a Hallmark Channel movie. I couldn't agree more with my sister on this, for once. This book was warm hearting, Charming, and overly cheesy like your typical Hallmark Christmas film.

This book revolves around a society page writer named Carrie and a best selling author named Finn. It is full of romance, second chances, and of course, holiday spirit.

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Finn is a best selling author for his book about surviving in the wilderness and cherishing the nature around you. Carrie as I said is a reporter for the Chicago times who's been given the task of locating Finn to do an interview when he prefers to stay in the shadows. It is an assignment that could make or break her career. Little does she know they would have to put up with one another In a small cabin in Alaska for an unbearable but turns into a blissful couple of days. Love shines through in the unexpected places and they soon discover they cannot move on from thoughts of the other.

Worlds crash and turmoil ensues as they struggle trying to maintain a long distance relationship. Of course all ends well with a happily ever after. The book had some sweet moments, funny remarks between characters, and of course, the "Cheese" I will admit this book is nowhere near my forte and I get bored with books easily. The good thing about this book was that it was so small that by the time you had enough of it's cheesy interior or were overall bored with the book in it's entirety, you'd be at the back cover. It's a great book if you are into sappy christmastime romance that would be considered a "light read" I think it's a decent enough book if you're into that specific genre.

The Next Full Moon: A Book Review

The Next Full Moon: A Book Review

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I read this novel in October. It was a rather slow read even though the storyline was decent. It is of the pre-teen audience which made me a little bored at times at the teenage behavior of the main character who is a 12 year old girl. The book managed to leave some questions answered. I liked another one of this author's books so I gave this one a shot. Though it was decent, I wouldn't say I was anywhere near impressed with this one.

This book is about a 12 year old girl named Ava who, as a pre-teen, is going through some normal and abnormal changes.  there's also a family secret that was hidden from her by her father. She spends the upcoming summer uncovering the secret on the journey to self-discovery. There's teenage romance and a great deal of fantasy in this book  but I'd have to say it's a bit premature for an adult to really take any pleasure in reading.

I wouldn't say it was really the author's fault in this. She wrote to the audience it was ultimately aimed for which was non-adult pre-teens in which she captivate's the troubled circumstances she is going through and made the character completely relatable to a 12-14 year old girl. Reading this I flashed back into a sense of nostalgia about my teenage years and going through puberty and being a bit boy crazy. I had my fair share of problems in my youth along with the trouble of starting to learn about myself and who I might become.